Papers and Presentations about The Science of Information Technology (ScIT)

Note:  Some of the web pages (particularly WebCT pages) listed in talks are no longer valid addresses.  Please use links from the ScIT Welcome Page www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/ to access materials.

Papers
Author (s) Title Venue Date Abstract .pdf .html
DJ Wagner, JJ Rivera, Fran Mateycik, and Sybillyn Jennings 2003 PER Conference  Proceedings from Madison, WI
JJ Rivera 2003 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer
Fran Mateycik 2003 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer      
Charles Rogers 2002 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer      
Avery Montembeault 2001 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer      

Contributed Talks and Posters
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Speaker(s) Title Venue Date Abstract .ppt .html
DJ Wagner 2003 AAPT Summer Meeting in Madison, WI
DJ Wagner (Poster) 2003 PER Conference in Madison, WI
JJ Rivera 2003 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer
DJ Wagner (Poster) 2003 AAPT Winter Meeting in Austin, SPS Session
DJ Wagner 2003 AAPT Winter Meeting in Austin, SPS Session
Charles Rogers 2003 AAPT Winter Meeting in Austin, SPS Session
Charles Rogers Probing Student Understanding to Improve Curricular Materials (Poster) 2002 Summer REU Program at Rensselaer August 9, 2002
DJ Wagner The Science of Information Technology:  An Introductory Course with Relevance 2002 AAPT Summer Meeting in Boise, ID  August 6, 2002
   
DJ Wagner Bringing Relevance to the Introductory Physics Course 2001 Fall Meeting of the Western PA Section of AAPT in Edinboro October 6, 2001
Avery Montembeault Comparing Hands-On Labs with Web-Based Simulations 2001 AAPT Summer Meeting in Rochester, NY, SPS Session July 23, 2001      
DJ Wagner Bringing Relevance to the Introductory Physics Classroom (Poster) 2001 AAPT Summer Meeting in Rochester, NY July 23, 2001
DJ Wagner The Science of Information Technology (ScIT):  A Physics Course for the New Millennium? 2000 AAPT Summer Meeting in Guelph, ON  
DJ Wagner, 
Leo Schowalter, and 
Michael Danchak
Using WebCT to Enhance the Introduction of Innovative Courses (Poster) 1999 WebCT Conference in Vancouver, BC  

 

Invited Talks, Workshops, and Classes
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Author/Speaker(s) Title Venue Date Abstract .ppt .html
DJ Wagner   2003 AAPT Summer Meeting in Madison, Follow-Up to New Faculty Workshop Session
Charles Rogers Grove City College Physics Department "Trays Up" Series
DJ Wagner Assessment in a New Course (Going where no one has gone before and finding someone there) Guest lecture for ISCI 6962 course (for in-service teachers) at Rensselaer. July 23, 2002  
DJ Wagner Teaching Traditional Physics Topics in a Non-Traditional Context and Non-Traditional Environment Invited Workshop for "New Approaches to Teaching Science" conference at Kennesaw State University.  April 27-28, 2001
DJ Wagner The Science of Information Technology:  Using the Studio format and WebCT to enhance the creation of a course NSF sponsored Chautauqua "Studio Approach to Student Centered Science, Engineering and Math Instruction" at Rensselaer July, 2000.